According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the country's current fuel shortage may have an impact on the logistics for the general elections on February 25 and March 11.
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja during a consultative meeting with several transport unions, including the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO).
“The commission shares your concern about the fuel situation in the country and its impact on transportation on election day,” Yakubu told leaders of the unions.
“The truth is that our arrangement may be negatively affected by the non-availability of products.
“For this reason, the commission will this afternoon meet the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to look into ways to ameliorate this situation.”
The electoral chief also urged the transporters to be neutral and non-partisan as they commute INEC staff to and from polling units.
He said inter-state trips won’t be allowed, saying all INEC and ad-hoc staffers must not be moved beyond their local government areas.